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Dr. Adrienne Zihlman: From Bones to Bodies

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California Academy of Sciences

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Partner:: California Academy of Sciences
Location:: California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 09.28.10
Speaker:: Adrienne Zihlman
Tags:: evolutionary biology; anthropology; chimpanzee; gorilla; australopithecus; california academy of sciences

Summary: Learn how research on chimpanzee and gorilla anatomy has been applied to understanding differences in females and males, the transformation of infants to adults, and evaluating fossil humans.

This research even played a role in the creation of the movie "Tarzan of the Apes."

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Adrienne Zihlman

Adrienne Zihlman is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Zihlman's research interests are in primate and human evolution. Her publications cover topics on the evolution of human locomotion, chimpanzee and gorilla anatomy, sexual dimorphism, growth and development, and the role of women in evolution. She is co-editor of The Evolving Female: A Life History Perspective and author of The Human Evolution Coloring Book. A book on comparative ape anatomy is in progress. She is a Fellow and Science Trustee of the California Academy of Sciences.

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01 hr 03 min 58 sec

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01.: Introduction

00 min 41 sec

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02.: What Bones Say About Human Evolution

02 min 45 sec

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03.: Differences Between Human and Chimpanzee Pelvis

03 min 28 sec

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04.: Human Fossils 'Australopithecus''

04 min 34 sec

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05.: Bipedal Adaptation

02 min 57 sec

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06.: More Questions...

02 min 56 sec

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07.: Comparing Pan paniscus and Pan troglodytes

04 min 31 sec

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08.: Body Composition

01 min 43 sec

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09.: Dissecting a Chimpanzee

02 min 22 sec

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10.: Discovery of 'Lucy'

04 min 09 sec

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11.: At Gombe with Jane Goodall

01 min 06 sec

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12.: Studying Gorillas in the Wild

02 min 55 sec

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13.: 1994 Planets Come Together

01 min 36 sec

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14.: Silverback Gorilla Bwana Dies

03 min 12 sec

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15.: What Is Done in the Lab?

03 min 51 sec

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16.: The Gorilla Skull and Comparative Ape Anatomy

03 min 22 sec

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17.: Bwana, Congo, and the Network Before Facebook

01 min 40 sec

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18.: The Making of Tarzan

04 min 26 sec

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19.: Q1: Origin of Bones Studied

01 min 06 sec

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20.: Q2: Chimpanzee Fossils

01 min 00 sec

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21.: Q3: Knuckle Walking

01 min 11 sec

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22.: Q4: Muscle Attachment of Chimpanzee Thumbs

01 min 30 sec

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23.: Q5: Primate Pelvic Evolution

02 min 12 sec

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24.: Q6: Pelvis Differences Between Males and Females

00 min 45 sec

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25.: Q7: Bipedal Nature and Birth Difficulty

01 min 05 sec

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26.: Q8: Origin of Bipedalism

01 min 19 sec

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27.: Q9: Ardipithecus ramidus Bipedal?

01 min 36 sec

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The Making of Tarzan: Where Science and Art Collide

04 min 19 sec

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Dr. Adrienne Zihlman, a professor of Anthropology at UCSC, recalls when her career spanning study of apes led to a research collaboration with Disney artists working on the animated movie "Tarzan."
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The Human Evolution Coloring Book

Encyclopædia Britannica Article

ape: Any of the tailless primates known as the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs; family Hylobatidae) or the great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, and gorillas; family Hominidae). Apes are found in the tropical forests of western and central Africa and South Asia. They are distinguished from monkeys by having no tail, having an appendix, and having a more complex brain. Apes typically move about by swinging or knuckle-walking, though they are capable of standing erect and occasionally walk on two feet. Highly intelligent animals, apes are very closely related to humans, who are also categorized by zoologists as members of Hominidae. As a result of habitat destruction and hunting, all the apes are now regarded as endangered.; ape on britannica.com